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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Walter Hartwell White (ranked 2863 p4p, 2281 weight class) and Stan Friday (ranked 299 p4p, 240 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Hartwell White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Friday!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartwell White works Friday's body with a nice hook.
Friday has closed the distance and engaged Hartwell White in a clinch.
Friday utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hartwell White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hartwell White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hartwell White takes a knee right on the jaw!
Friday has Hartwell White pressed against the cage, preventing Hartwell White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Friday lands a nice knee to the body.
Friday is pushing Hartwell White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Friday looking to stall.
Friday with a knee to the head.
Hartwell White tries to throw a body punch but Friday avoids it by throwing Hartwell White back against the cage.
Friday tries a knee to the head but Hartwell White blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Friday obliges.
Hartwell White misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hartwell White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Friday backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hartwell White.
Friday is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hartwell White scores with a shoulder strike.
Hartwell White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hartwell White throws a punch but it's blocked by Friday.
Friday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hartwell White lands with a right to the head.
Hartwell White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hartwell White pushes Friday back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Friday is trying to stall.
Friday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Friday misses with a knee strike.
Friday landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hartwell White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Friday throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hartwell White blocks it with crossed arms.
Hartwell White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friday blocking some punches.
Hartwell White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Friday tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hartwell White avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Friday.
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but Hartwell White blocks with his arms.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hartwell White.
Friday landing knees to the head.
Hartwell White lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hartwell White throws a punch but it's blocked by Friday.
Friday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hartwell White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Friday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Friday throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hartwell White blocks it with crossed arms.
Friday looking to throw knees to the head but Hartwell White is blocking nicely.
Friday looking to throw knees to the head but Hartwell White is blocking nicely.
Hartwell White lands a hook that snaps the head of Friday backwards.
Hartwell White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hartwell White displaying some good clinch control by pressing Friday up against the cage.
Hartwell White trying to stall but Friday improves his position.
Friday misses with a knee to the head.
Hartwell White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartwell White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Friday backwards.
Hartwell White tries to work over Friday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Friday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hartwell White misses with some punches.
Friday throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hartwell White blocks it with crossed arms.
Friday being controlled against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hartwell White as the two fighters clinch.
Friday unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hartwell White lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but Hartwell White blocks with his arms.
Hartwell White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Friday.
Hartwell White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Friday blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hartwell White fails to land.
Friday is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hartwell White is defending well for now.
Hartwell White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hartwell White throws a head punch that misses.
Friday lands a nice knee to the body.
Hartwell White lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hartwell White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Friday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hartwell White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hartwell White scores with a nice short uppercut.
Friday blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Friday.
Hartwell White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Walter Hartwell White will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - Hartwell White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Friday wants to counter the offense by Hartwell White and move into the clinch position.
Friday drives through and clinches with Hartwell White against the cage.
Friday's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Friday lands a knee to the head.
Hartwell White gets through Friday's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hartwell White taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hartwell White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hartwell White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Friday lands a nice knee to the body.
Hartwell White swings wildly with an uppercut but Friday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartwell White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hartwell White loads up on a big right hand but Friday slips the punch.
Friday walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hartwell White.
Friday tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell White throws a jab when Friday was well out of range.
Friday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Friday tries to clinch but Hartwell White moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hartwell White.
Friday moves away from the strike by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White sets himself, and Friday steps forward looking for the clinch! Hartwell White avoids it this time.
Hartwell White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Friday.
Hartwell White connects with a right hand. Friday shakes it off.
Hartwell White lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hartwell White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Friday takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hartwell White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Friday. Those never looked like landing.
Hartwell White just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartwell White misses with a straight right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Friday in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hartwell White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Friday misses with a right hand
and Hartwell White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartwell White tries to keep at a distance but Friday has taken the fight into the clinch.
Friday throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hartwell White blocks it with crossed arms.
Hartwell White working aggressively here.
Hartwell White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Friday slips a jab from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good exchange - Friday coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hartwell White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Friday was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartwell White.
Friday tries to clinch up but Hartwell White circles away and keeps his distance.
Hartwell White misses with a left hand
and Friday counters by clinching up.
Hartwell White lands a right hand.
Hartwell White swings wildly with an uppercut but Friday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Friday looking to throw knees to the head but Hartwell White is blocking nicely.
Hartwell White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hartwell White stalling against the cage.
Hartwell White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Friday connects with a knee to the head.
Friday tries to land knees in the clinch but Hartwell White avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hartwell White fails to land.
Hartwell White misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walter Hartwell White has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hartwell White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hartwell White misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Hartwell White. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hartwell White.
Hartwell White throws a looping overhand right but Friday ducks down to avoid it.
Friday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friday is looking to clinch.
Friday closes the distance but Hartwell White moves to the side
and Friday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Friday moves in looking to clinch but Hartwell White pushes him off.
Friday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartwell White throwing a counter right hand but Friday manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Hartwell White's head coaches at The Purpose Martial Arts Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hartwell White misses with an uppercut. Friday saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Hartwell White dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Friday instigates a clinch.
Hartwell White throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hartwell White lands with a right to the head.
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hartwell White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Friday can do to turn this around?
Friday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hartwell White lands a hook that snaps the head of Friday backwards.
Hartwell White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Friday takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Friday rushes Hartwell White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartwell White digs a right hand into Friday's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Friday's gas tank.
Hartwell White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartwell White throws a punch but it's blocked by Friday.
Hartwell White swings wildly with an uppercut but Friday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartwell White swings wildly with an uppercut but Friday uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Friday misses with a knee to the head.
Hartwell White avoiding damage as Friday throws knees to the body.
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Friday blocking some punches.
Friday trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Hartwell White.
Friday with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hartwell White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hartwell White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hartwell White has a couple of punches blocked by Friday.
Friday lands a knee to the head.
Hartwell White lands a left hand.
Hartwell White swings wildly with an uppercut but Friday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartwell White misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hartwell White.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartwell White is trying to break the clinch but Friday is controlling him.
Friday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hartwell White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hartwell White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fridays head.
Friday trying to land knees to the body.
Hartwell White pushes Friday back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Friday takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hartwell White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fridays head.
Hartwell White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hartwell White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Friday backwards.
Hartwell White looking to stall.
Hartwell White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Friday backwards.
Hartwell White throws a punch but it's blocked by Friday.
Hartwell White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartwell White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hartwell White misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Friday backwards.
Hartwell White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hartwell White misses with a body punch.
Friday landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Friday is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Friday trying to stall but Hartwell White improves his position.
Friday looking to throw knees to the head but Hartwell White is blocking nicely.
Hartwell White has a couple of punches blocked by Friday.
Hartwell White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fridays head.
Hartwell White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Friday pressing his opponent against the cage.
Friday content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hartwell White controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White throws a head punch that misses.
Friday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hartwell White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hartwell White.
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hartwell White pushes Friday back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hartwell White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hartwell White scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartwell White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Hartwell White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hartwell White.
Friday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stan Friday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hartwell White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Hartwell White - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hartwell White.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Hartwell White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hartwell White has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Hartwell White!
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energy
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hype
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